Red Balloon, The

From Wind Repertory Project
Anne McGinty

Anne McGinty


General Info

Year: 1993
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Queenwood / Kjos
Cost: Score and Parts - $35.00   |   Score Only - $3.50


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Cornets/Trumpets I-II
Horn in F/ Tenor Saxophone (optional)
Low Brass and Woodwinds
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Claves
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle


Errata

In Parts:

  • Percussion, Suspended Cymbal, m. 81, beat 1: Remove tremolo


Program Notes

Inspired by a painting the composer once saw of an old man with a small child holding a red balloon, this descriptive piece is both evocative and moving. The music depicts the balloon floating in air.

-Program Note from publisher


Media


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Class C
  • Georgia: II
  • Iowa: II
  • Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP III
  • Kansas: II
  • Louisiana: II
  • Maryland: II
  • Michigan: Junior High D
  • North Carolina: III
  • Ohio: OMEA Junior High School Band B
  • South Carolina: II
  • Texas: II. Complete
  • Virginia: III
  • West Virginia: II


Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

  • Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew Mast, conductor) – 14 October 2023
  • Kansas State University (Manhattan) University Band (Sarah Kelley, conductor) - 26 April 2023
  • Messiah University (Mechanicsburg, Penn.) Symphonic Winds (Travis Weller conductor) - 12 April 2022
  • University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg) Symphonic Band (Julia Balmanis, conductor) - 27 February 2021
  • Woodcreek High School (Roseville, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Brad North, conductor) – 8 May 2019
  • Encuentro de Bandas Juveniles de Selección de N.L. (Monterrey, Mexico) (Daniel Marines, conductor) - 22 April 2018
  • University of Louisville Community Band (Jason Cumberledge, conductor) - 20 February 2018
  • Glencoe-Silver Lake (Minn.) 7/8 Band (Hasenfeffer, conductor) - 2013
  • Austin Peay State University Symphonic Band (John Schnettler, conductor) - 19 April 2012
  • SIS (Summerside, PEI) Grade 9 Concert Band (Peter Gallant, Conductor) - May 2015


Works for Winds by This Composer


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